Insight Talks 2017 - Learn more about this year's operas

Led by specialist scholars, with members of the cast, creative teams and with excerpts performed by singers from the Alvarez Young Artists’ Programme, our Insight Talks are designed to offer historical context and musical insight to enhance your enjoyment of the operas in the summer.

Insight Talks are £15 and will start at 7pm, with guests invited to join us for a glass of wine from 6.30pm.

Il turco in Italia Wednesday 10 May
Killik & Co., 46 Grosvenor Street, London W1K 3HNSpeaker: Sarah LentonSinger: Nazan Fikret Piano: Susanna Stranders
What do you do if you are stuck for a story? Answer: hurry down to a Neapolitan beach and see what the locals are doing. That is the basic plotline of Il turco in Italia. A novelist hides behind the deckchairs and watches the confusion unfold. And if the plot ever looks like it will be resolved, the novelist is on hand to ensure it isn't...

Garsington Opera would like to thank FREETHS SOLICITORS for their generous support for the Oxford events.

Thank you also to Killik & Co for hosting the Il turco in Italia Insight Talk.